Improvement in pickle-cans



. E. FOUTE.

Pickle-Gau No. 206,310. Patented my 23,1878.

EDYVARD Il. FOOTE, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

uw PROVEMENT .1N PICKLE-CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 206,310, dated July 23, 1878; 'application filed December 22, 1877.

To all whom yit may concern:

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as will enable others skilled in the art to construct anduse the same7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, similar letters indicating corresponding parts in the different figures.

Figure 1 of' the drawing is a sectional View, showing the top of a eanconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the can with the cover secured in place, and Fic'. et shows a perspective view of the can complete.

In constructing my cans, the upper part otl the body A is contracted, as shown at B, and an outer ring or band, C, is placed outside and tightly soldered to the body at l). This band projects al'iove the upper edge of the body of the can, and leaves a circumferential channel between the two to hold the sealing material F. The cover'E is a plaindisk, with vits edge turned to one side at. right angles so as to forni a projecting' flange, which enters the sealing-channel when the cover is .placed upon the can, in which posit-ion it is secured by turning down the protecting upper portion of. the band C `upon it, as shown at G in Fig. 3, by which the parts are firmly secured and a neat finish given to the top ofthe can. Before filling the cans I line them, as well as the cover, with some resinous or waxy composition, such as paratiine and rosin, or any of the well-known compositions possessing the needful qualities of remaining unattected when brought in Contact with acids, and having sutiieient stability under ordinary temperatures to retain its position unchanged by 'any abr: sive action of thecon'tents ofthe can.

In carrying out this invention, the cans and eovers,.at'ter forming them, are lined with the anti-corrosive mixture, and may be kept in this way for anylengt-h of time or putl on the market for sale in this condition, and7 when used, are filled in the ordinary manner. The sealing-channel is then filled with the same com position as that which forms the lining, or with one possessing similar qualities, and the cover put on. The upwardly-projeeting portion of the band C is then turned d own upon l the cover by means of a' suitable tool, which' completes the operation.

I am aware thatbarrels and other vessels have been lined with a composition to prevent the leakage of oils and other penetrating 1inids; but this is not the object ot' my invention, as the materials of which my cans are made are impervious tofluids. My sole object, as before stated, is simply to so prepare the cans as to render the contentsentirely free from any liability to become poisoned or otherwise. deteriorated by reason ot'4 their action upon the metal of the can,and I believe that my means to this end are entirely novel.

Having thus described my invention, l. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters lateut, the following:

The combination of a can-body having ay contracted mouth, a can-cover having a dopending rim, and a band soldered to the canbody to form a sealing-channel, and heilt over the top ot' the cover, as and for the purpose described. v

El). li. FOOTE. Vi tnesses:

EDWI). Foorn, (mo. S. SMITH. 

